Costa Rica at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Costa Rica at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Costa Rica at the Olympic Games

Flag of Costa RicaFlag bearers
IOC code  CRC
NOC Comité Olímpico de Costa Rica
Website www.olimpicocrc.org (Spanish)
At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City
Competitors 20 in 6 sports
Medals Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
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Costa Rica competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.

Contents

Results by event

Athletics

Women's 400 metres

  • Jean Robotham
  • Round 158.2 s (→ 8th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 5000 metres

  • Juan Pérez
  • Round 115:41.4 min (→ 12th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 10,000 metres

  • Juan Pérez32:14.6 min (→ 30th place)

Men's marathon

  • Juan PérezDNF (→ no ranking)

Women's high jump

  • Sandra Johnson
  • QualificationDNS (→ no ranking)

Women's long jump

  • Jean Robotham
  • Qualification4.75 m (→ no ranking)

Women's pentathlon

  • Jean Robotham
  • 80 m hurdles13.4 s (→ 712 points)
  • Shot put8.73 m (→ 615 points)
  • High jumpNM (→ 0 points)
  • Long jump4.74 m (→ 686 points)
  • 100 m hurdles25.4 s (→ 896 points)
  • Total2909 pts (→ 32nd place)

Boxing

Light welterweight (63.5 kg)

  • José Marín
  • Round 2 - Lost to Issaka Dabore of Niger

Light middleweight (71 kg)

  • Walter Campos
  • Round 1 - Lost to Stephen Thega of Kenya

Cycling

Road race

  • Miguel Sánchez5:20:59.18 hrs (→ 63rd place)
  • José SánchezDNF (→ no ranking)
  • Manuel SotoDNF (→ no ranking)
  • Humberto SolanoDNF (→ no ranking)

Team time trial

  • José Sánchez, Manuel Soto, Miguel Sánchez, Humberto Solano2:36:25.79 hrs (→ 27th place)

Shooting

Men's 50 m rifle - prone position

  • Carlos Pacheco587 pts (→ 52nd place)
  • Hugo Chamberlain583 pts (→ 66th place)

Men's 50 m rifle - three positions

  • Hugo Chamberlain1064 pts (→ 57th place)
  • Álvaro GuardiaDNS (→ no ranking)

Men's 50 m pistol

  • Antonio Mora499 pts (→ 67th place)
  • Rodrigo Ruiz485 pts (→ 68th place)

Men's skeet

  • Carlos Pacheco176 pts (→ 42nd place)
  • Jorge Andre75 pts (→ 51st place)

Swimming

Men's 100 metres freestyle

  • Heats1:04.5 min (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 200 metres freestyle

  • Edgar Miranda
  • HeatsDNS (→ no ranking)

Weightlifting

Middleweight

  • Luis Fonseca
  • Press107.5 kg
  • Snatch97.5 kg
  • Jerk130.0 kg
  • Total335.0 kg (→ 17th place)

Light heavyweight

  • Rodolfo Castillo
  • Press112.5 kg
  • Snatch105.0 kg
  • Jerk140.0 kg
  • Total357.5 kg (→ 21st place)

Middle heavyweight

  • Fernando Esquivel
  • Press120.0 kg
  • Snatch105.0 kg
  • Jerk145.0 kg
  • Total370.0 kg (→ 23rd place)

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